Reading 2011/12

Reading finished 1st of 24 in the 2011/12 Championship with 89 points (won 27, drawn 8, lost 11; scored 69, conceded 41) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 5 matches of 46; lowest 23rd, after match 6. Longest runs: 8 wins in a row and 10 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Reading
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club Championship season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 6 Aug 2011	Millwall (home)	2–2 D	Drew	1	8th
2	Sat 13 Aug 2011	Leicester (away)	2–0 W	Won	4	4th
3	Tue 16 Aug 2011	Portsmouth (away)	0–1 L	Lost	4	10th
4	Sat 20 Aug 2011	Barnsley (home)	1–2 L	Lost	4	13th
5	Sat 27 Aug 2011	Hull (away)	0–1 L	Lost	4	20th
6	Sat 10 Sep 2011	Watford (home)	0–2 L	Lost	4	23rd
7	Sat 17 Sep 2011	Doncaster (home)	2–0 W	Won	7	14th
8	Sat 24 Sep 2011	Coventry (away)	1–1 D	Drew	8	15th
9	Tue 27 Sep 2011	Bristol City (away)	3–2 W	Won	11	14th
10	Sat 1 Oct 2011	Middlesbrough (home)	0–0 D	Drew	12	15th
11	Sat 15 Oct 2011	Burnley (away)	1–0 W	Won	15	14th
12	Tue 18 Oct 2011	Derby (home)	2–2 D	Drew	16	14th
13	Sat 22 Oct 2011	Southampton (home)	1–1 D	Drew	17	14th
14	Sat 29 Oct 2011	Crystal Palace (away)	0–0 D	Drew	18	16th
15	Tue 1 Nov 2011	Nottingham Forest (away)	0–1 L	Lost	18	16th
16	Sun 6 Nov 2011	Birmingham (home)	1–0 W	Won	21	14th
17	Sat 19 Nov 2011	Cardiff (home)	1–2 L	Lost	21	14th
18	Sat 26 Nov 2011	Ipswich (away)	3–2 W	Won	24	13th
19	Tue 29 Nov 2011	Peterborough (home)	3–2 W	Won	27	9th
20	Sat 3 Dec 2011	Blackpool (away)	0–1 L	Lost	27	11th
21	Sat 10 Dec 2011	West Ham (home)	3–0 W	Won	30	10th
22	Sat 17 Dec 2011	Leeds (away)	1–0 W	Won	33	7th
23	Mon 26 Dec 2011	Brighton (home)	3–0 W	Won	36	6th
24	Sat 31 Dec 2011	Ipswich (home)	1–0 W	Won	39	5th
25	Mon 2 Jan 2012	Cardiff (away)	1–3 L	Lost	39	5th
26	Sat 14 Jan 2012	Watford (away)	2–1 W	Won	42	5th
27	Sat 21 Jan 2012	Hull (home)	0–1 L	Lost	42	8th
28	Sat 28 Jan 2012	Bristol City (home)	1–0 W	Won	45	4th
29	Sat 11 Feb 2012	Coventry (home)	2–0 W	Won	48	7th
30	Tue 14 Feb 2012	Derby (away)	1–0 W	Won	51	6th
31	Fri 17 Feb 2012	Burnley (home)	1–0 W	Won	54	3rd
32	Sat 25 Feb 2012	Middlesbrough (away)	2–0 W	Won	57	3rd
33	Sat 3 Mar 2012	Millwall (away)	2–1 W	Won	60	3rd
34	Tue 6 Mar 2012	Portsmouth (home)	1–0 W	Won	63	3rd
35	Sat 10 Mar 2012	Leicester (home)	3–1 W	Won	66	3rd
36	Tue 13 Mar 2012	Doncaster (away)	1–1 D	Drew	67	2nd
37	Sat 17 Mar 2012	Barnsley (away)	4–0 W	Won	70	2nd
38	Tue 20 Mar 2012	Peterborough (away)	1–3 L	Lost	70	2nd
39	Sat 24 Mar 2012	Blackpool (home)	3–1 W	Won	73	2nd
40	Sat 31 Mar 2012	West Ham (away)	4–2 W	Won	76	2nd
41	Fri 6 Apr 2012	Leeds (home)	2–0 W	Won	79	1st
42	Tue 10 Apr 2012	Brighton (away)	1–0 W	Won	82	2nd
43	Fri 13 Apr 2012	Southampton (away)	3–1 W	Won	85	1st
44	Tue 17 Apr 2012	Nottingham Forest (home)	1–0 W	Won	88	1st
45	Sat 21 Apr 2012	Crystal Palace (home)	2–2 D	Drew	89	1st
46	Sat 28 Apr 2012	Birmingham (away)	0–2 L	Lost	89	1st

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.